Chicago Fire

Chicago Fire kindled on October 8, 1997—the 126th anniversary of Chicago’s infamous blaze—the Chicago Fire played their first Major League Soccer season in 1998 and claimed both an MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup crown in that inaugural campaign.

Headlined by 2014 FIFA World Cup champion midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger, the Fire play all home matches at SeatGeek Stadium (Bridgeview), with grounds spacious enough to seat 20,000 and fertile enough for planting new soccer-net saplings each spring.